[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6448]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030697B]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold its 65th meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held April 8-10, 1997, from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ala Moana Hotel, 410
Atkinson Dr., Ilima Room, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 955-4811.
Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI 96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will discuss and may make
recommendations to the Council on the following agenda items:
1. Pelagic fishery issues, including:
a. Pelagic Fisheries Research;
b. Cross Seamount interaction issue;
c. Pelagic data amendment;
d. Bycatch issues/incidental take issues (turtles, sharks,
albatross);
e. Determination of the Total Allowable Level of Foreign Fishing
for the Pacific Insular Area Fishery Agreements; and (f) other pelagic
issues.
2. Hawaii bottomfish issues, including:
a. Status of the State's draft management plan for the Main
Hawaiian Islands Onaga and Ehu; and
b. Reconsideration of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands management
system;
3. Lobster management, including:
a. Summary of review panel's report and summary of Crustacean Plan
Team and Hawaii Crustacean Advisory Panel recommendations regarding
population size, risk analysis, high grading in the 1996 fishery,
economic pros and cons of high grading, and valid sample design to
estimate high grading;
b. Revised catch report form;
c. Consider mandatory Vessel Monitoring System;
d. Impact of expanding live fishery product;
e. 1997 harvest guideline;
f. Trap design study;
g. NMFS research activities;
h. Concerns of industry; and
i. Other crustacean issues;
4. Ecosystem and habitat issues (coral reef resources, whale
sanctuary, etc.); and
5. Other business as required.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 808-522-8220 (voice) or 808-
522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to meeting date.
Dated: March 7, 1997.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-6448 Filed 3-13-97; 8:45 am]
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